"A matter of opinion" - Unofficial paternity tests and the impacts on children

by Barry Pearson

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"A matter of opinion"

Unofficial paternity tests and the impacts on children

by Barry Pearson

25th July 2003

Contents
	Introduction
	Preamble
	The outcomes for children
		How can paternity tests be good for children?
		Paternity confirmed, 6 times out of 7
		Paternity denied, 1 time in 7
		Tentative conclusion
	Children's rights to privacy
		Types of privacy
		Is paternity testing an invasion of a child's privacy?
		Is this about the dignity or the autonomy of the child?
	Children's rights to information
		Formal rights of children
	Summary
		Do paternity tests deserve their bad press?
		What would be the consequences of legislation?
References
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Keywords: paternity test, paternity testing, non-paternity, nonpaternity, misattributed paternity, misattributed fatherhood, ethics of paternity testing, paternity testing and law, criminalising paternity testing.

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